Archaeology Online and Further Information
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If we are not the right person to help with your enquiry there are numerous local and national resources that can be consulted.
Searchable records and databases
Online searching of numerous Sites and Monuments Records, Historic Environment Records and other archaeological databases and resources. This database also includes the South Yorkshire / North Derbyshire Medieval Ceramics Reference Collection
This includes Pastscape (an inventory of archaeological sites and historic buildings in England), Images of England (photographic record of England's 370,000 listed buildings), and Viewfinder (a browsable picture library of historic images from the NMR archive).
Online access to geographic information on key environmental schemes and designations including Scheduled Monuments, Registered Parks and Gardens, Battlefields, Ancient Woodlands, World Heritage Sites and English Heritage Regions.
Access to historical Ordnance Survey maps
The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held locally in England and Wales and dating from the eighth century to the present day
Local Contacts
There are many resources local to South Yorkshire that may be of help in studying the past. The most commonly used are Museums, Archives and Local Studies Libraries.
Museums
Weston Park Museum (Sheffield) and I Dig Sheffield (exploring the Archaeology Collection)
Archives and Local Studies
National Organisations and Information
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There are many archaeology and heritage based organisations based in the UK that host websites. Much of the policy and legislation relating to archaeology can be found on the internet, as can sources of funding for community archaeology projects. Listed below are some of the pages we most commonly refer people to.
- Heritage Lottery Fund